If you have been in Perth, I am sure you have seen the beggars along the street playing music to draw the attention of those walking by that they might donate a coin to help provide their living. That same scene was common in Israel during Christ’s life. Our story today took place near Jericho. […]
The Bible makes it clear that the only thing that can save a person from damnation in the Lake of Fire is faith in Christ’s payment on the cross for our sin. However, there are several things that prepare a person for faith in Christ. They must take place before a person can place their […]
Jesus and His disciples had just been at Levi’s evangelistic dinner. Evidently John’s disciples and the Pharisees had been fasting while Jesus and His disciples were enjoying their meal. This raised questions in John’s disciples and anger in the Pharisees. The Old Testament only required one day of fasting. That was on the Day of […]
Some of the most difficult people to reach with the message of salvation are not the drunken wife-beaters who live wicked vile lives, who curse God and sleep on the streets. No, it is far more difficult to reach the clean-living, upright person who is faithful to his spouse, respected in the community, goes to […]
Leprosy was a terrible disease in Bible days. Albert Barnes states, “No disease with which the human family has been afflicted has been more dreadful than that which is often mentioned in the Bible ‘as the leprosy.’ It first exhibits itself on the surface of the skin… There is a form of the disease in […]
This morning we are going to begin a study of the book of Mark. This book was written by John Mark, the young Christian who accompanied Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary trip but quit as things began to get difficult (about A.D. 46). Mark probably wrote this book about 20 years later, shortly […]
Your car needs certain provisions in order to run. It needs oil to lubricate the moving parts. It needs water to cool the moving parts. It needs petrol to run the motor. It needs a battery to start the motor. If any of these provisions are lacking, it will not run. Spiritually we also need […]